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The Action Never Stops In This Town: Italian Machinery Invades Alameda
October is generally the warmest month here by the Bay, so that's when you get the big car shows on the island. On Saturday, Park Street was taken over by hundreds of chromium-dipped chariots; the following day, a horde of Ferraris, Fiats, Lancias, Alfas, and the like swarmed across the bridges and set up shop on the soccer field of the junior high school at which I was forced to learn "The Hustle" in P.E. class, circa 1979. Sadly, the LeMons-veteran Ecurie Ecrappe Alfa wasn't there, but the presence of such jewels as a Fiat 2100 wagon, supercharged Lancia Scorpion, and SEAT 850 compensated somewhat. Jump, jump, and see all the purty cars!
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Jalopnik's Top Ten Reveals From The 2008 Paris Motor Show
Ben's gone to bed now, and the Paris Motor Show press days have wrapped up. Whether you agree or disagree, here's the top ten most trafficked posts from the last two days, compiled in order of popularity from most trafficked to least. Be sure to visit the full posts where you'll find more pictures, press releases and analysis.
1.) Citroën GTbyCITROËN Concept2.) Pininfarina B0 Concept3.) Honda Insight Concept4.) Lamborghini Estoque Concept5.) Aston Martin One-776.) Mini Crossover Concept7.) Peugeot RC HYmotion48.) Mercedes ConceptFASCINATION9.) Mazda Kiyora Concept Live10.) Renault ZE Concept
7:00 PM on Fri Oct 3 2008
By Andrew Stoy
11,032 views, 31 commentsMost discussed MarywithanM: Is the Aston Martin the fat girl at the pool who wears her cover-up and a towel over her swimsuit more »
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Pininfarina B0 Electric Car: 153 Mile Range, 80 MPH Top Speed!
Design house Pininfarina, still mourning the loss of CEO Andrea Pininfarina, showed a stiff upper lip and brought their Pininfarina B0 to the Paris Auto Show. In the process, they created quite the stir — and almost eclipsing the buzz surrounding the Honda Insight Hybrid. The B0, pronounced B Zero, is four-seat, four-door electric hatchback created in partnership with Bolloré and is not, repeat, not, a concept car. According to Pininfarina, the B0will be a mass production model, with the first units coming off the production line at the end of 2009, after which production will be ramped up gradually based on the availability of the batteries. What about the range and power? Well, we're told the car has a range of 153 miles and a top speed of 80 MPH. How's that sound? Pretty good, right? You know what doesn't sound good? The double digit 0-to-60 time. Hit the jump for the full press release.
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12:35 PM on Thu Oct 2 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
17,437 views, 43 commentsMost discussed beercheck: Not in the same league as Audi (A1) or Alfa (Mi.To). Not even close. more »
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project car hell
PCH, Mysterious Factory Racer Edition: Ferrari 360 Challenge or BMW E46 M3?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Yesterday, a majority of you felt that the Porsche 928 would be a better LeMons car than the Lexus LS400, citing the alleged reliability of the big Toyota as a factor in the decision. Would a car designed to haul well-to-do realtors in utter comfort be reliable after a few hours of full-throttle hoonage, bashing into tire walls and other cars, even with Japanese engineering on its side? Only one way to answer that question! But maybe we should forget about homemade race cars for a moment and talk about factory race cars. Who hasn't toyed with the idea of waving the Magic Wand Of Legality over a factory race machine- say, one with an absurdly cheap price tag- and making it into a profoundly satisfying daily driver? How hard could it be?
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Peugeot 404s On The March: Punta Arenas, Chile
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. It's French Car Week here at DOTSBE, and we've got another Peugeot 404 for you today. Pulloa spotted this one- and I'm not even going to take a guess on the year of manufacture, especially when dealing with a South American-market vehicle- parked on the street in Punta Arenas, Chile. Jump to see all the photos and read what Pulloa has to say about this French survivor.
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Pininfarina Hyperion: Andrea's Last Hurrah Coming To Pebble Beach
Based on the Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe (plus a pile of collector money), the Pininfarina Hyperion represents the last coachbuilt automobile completed under the watchful eye of Andrea Pininfarina. Set to debut at the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance, the Hyperion will have to share the spotlight with the pop-top Veyron but we suspect it'll garner more attention considering the recent untimely death of Mr. Pininfarina. If we're honest about it, they may have whiffed the design a bit based on this first image, but it's probably pretty spectacular in person. [Carscoop] -
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What's The Most Iconic Pininfarina Design?
One thing I'm sure all of us can agree with is that Pininfarina has designed some of the most breathtakingly gorgeous cars ever made. What makes the news of Andrea Pininfarina's death even sadder is that it could spell the end for the iconic company, which has been in the business of making cars pretty since May 22, 1930. With such a long history, it's incredibly hard to pick one model to define it. More » -
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Andrea Pininfarina, Dead At Age 51 In Motorcycle Crash
Andrea Pininfarina, CEO of Italian design and contract manufacturer Pininfarina, died Thursday morning in a road accident near Turin at the age of 51. Details are still sketchy, but the first local police reports say a car crashed into Pininfarina's motorbike in the city of Trofarello, Italy while he was riding to the company's design and R&D center in Cambiano.
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Pininfarina Hyperion, Rolls Royce Drophead Coupe-Based Convertible To Premiere At Pebble Beach Concours
The coolest thing about the Pininfarina Hyperion isn't its swooping, yacht-influenced lines or abbreviated passenger compartment. It's that this isn't a concept car, it's a one-off coach-built special commissioned by a wealthy enthusiast. Other details on the Rolls Royce Drophead Coupe special haven't yet emerged, but expect to see the Hyperion in full at the Pebble Beach Concours in August. [via Pininfarina]
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down on the street
1971 MGB-GT
Many, many cars have passed through my hands since I first picked up a '69 Toyota Corona for 50 bucks, but only a few really make me feel a twinge of regret when I think about letting them go. One such car is the British Racing Green '73 MGB-GT I owned for a few years in my early 20s; it was slow, handled like a garbage truck, went through $40 carburetor floats like other cars go through oil changes, and proved that all those Joe Lucas jokes are based on painful reality... but I still loved it. Perhaps this is the evil lure of the British Car, but I was finally able to heed the rule posted on a huge sign at the only British-car wrecking yard in Northern California: IF IT RUNS, SELL IT. This beat-to-hell MGB-GT, which could be a '71, '72, or '73, might be my old car, after a couple of decades of neglect. Sure, mine was pretty nice when I sold it, but a lot can happen in 20 years!
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